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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 4880773" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://simplywall.st/stocks/us/transportation/nyse-ups/united-parcel-service/news/these-4-measures-indicate-that-united-parcel-service-nyseups" target="_blank"><strong>These 4 Measures Indicate That United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) Is Using Debt Safely - Simply Wall St</strong></a></p><p></p><p>The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility of prices, but whether you will suffer a permanent loss of capital.' So it seems the smart money knows that debt - which is usually involved in bankruptcies - is a very important factor, when you assess how risky a company is. As with many other companies United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) makes use of debt. But the more important question is: how much risk is that debt creating?</p><p></p><p><strong>When Is Debt Dangerous?</strong></p><p></p><p>Generally speaking, debt only becomes a real problem when a company can't easily pay it off, either by raising capital or with its own cash flow. Ultimately, if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt, shareholders could walk away with nothing. However, a more common (but still painful) scenario is that it has to raise new equity capital at a low price, thus permanently diluting shareholders. Of course, plenty of companies use debt to fund growth, without any negative consequences. The first thing to do when considering how much debt a business uses is to look at its cash and debt together.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 4880773, member: 1"] [URL='https://simplywall.st/stocks/us/transportation/nyse-ups/united-parcel-service/news/these-4-measures-indicate-that-united-parcel-service-nyseups'][B]These 4 Measures Indicate That United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) Is Using Debt Safely - Simply Wall St[/B][/URL] The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility of prices, but whether you will suffer a permanent loss of capital.' So it seems the smart money knows that debt - which is usually involved in bankruptcies - is a very important factor, when you assess how risky a company is. As with many other companies United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) makes use of debt. But the more important question is: how much risk is that debt creating? [B]When Is Debt Dangerous?[/B] Generally speaking, debt only becomes a real problem when a company can't easily pay it off, either by raising capital or with its own cash flow. Ultimately, if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt, shareholders could walk away with nothing. However, a more common (but still painful) scenario is that it has to raise new equity capital at a low price, thus permanently diluting shareholders. Of course, plenty of companies use debt to fund growth, without any negative consequences. The first thing to do when considering how much debt a business uses is to look at its cash and debt together. [/QUOTE]
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